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Archeologists have confirmed a long-held suspicion of historians and say that famed Alcatraz prison was built over a U.S. Civil War-era military fortification.

Archaeologists have confirmed a long-held suspicion of historians and say that famed Alcatraz prison was built over a U.S. Civil War-era military fortification.

Archaeologists have confirmed a long-held suspicion of historians and say that famed Alcatraz prison was built over a U.S. Civil War-era military fortification.

Alleged victims of sexual assault now have access to free legal representation to challenge applications to have their past sexual history as part of evidence in criminal court cases.

Sudbury, Ont.-born game-show host Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, he announced the news in a video posted on the Jeopardy YouTube channel.

Sudbury, Ont.-born game-show host Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He announced the news in a video on the Jeopardy YouTube channel.

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former principle secretary appeared before the Justice committee today, he had a great deal more to say about his boss's reasons for shuffling Jody Wilson-Raybould out of the justice portfolio than the committee heard the previous week.

The number of Canadians living alone has more than doubled in the past 35 years, making single-person households the most common type, a new report by Statistics Canada shows.

Madison Rose and Mitchell Olanski picked Jasper in March for their wedding with the hopes Lac Beauvert would still be frozen over. It sure was.

The University of Toronto has acquired the career archive of Peter Mansbridge, who was the anchor for CBC's The National from 1988 to 2017.

Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook will start to emphasize new privacy-shielding messaging services, a shift apparently intended to blunt privacy criticisms of the company.

After years of calling for clearer direction in the country’s space program, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains unveiled Canada's new space strategy from Edmonton Wednesday afternoon.

After years of calling for clearer direction in the country’s space program, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains will unveil Canada's new space strategy from Edmonton on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. MT.

The lawyer representing former Ontario Provincial Police deputy commissioner Brad Blair has accused Premier Doug Ford of orchestrating the firing of his client.

U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, turned over documents to the House intelligence committee Wednesday related to a Trump real estate project in Moscow — a subject Cohen lied to the committee about in 2017.

Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick is testifying before the House of Commons justice committee. Follow CBC.ca for key updates.

Michael Wernick, the most senior public servant in the country, has denied an accusation from former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould that he made "veiled threats" to pressure her to sign a plea bargain-like deal with the Quebec engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.

Michael Wernick, the most senior public servant in the country, has denied an accusation from former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould that he made "veiled threats" to pressure her to sign a plea bargain-like deal with the Quebec engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Europe's migration crisis is over, according to a new European Commission report; Gerald Butts' testimony in Ottawa today about the SNC-Lavalin affair revolves largely around issues of perspective.

You might picture Neanderthals as big game hunters jabbing their spears into the flesh of a rearing woolly mammoth. But it turns out their paleo diet wasn't always that heavy on the red meat — suggesting they were more adaptable than they get credit for.

Emails and text messages sent by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his senior staff members related to the criminal case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman were delivered to Ontario Superior Court on Wednesday.

Martin Prud'homme, the head of the Sûreté du Québec, has been suspended after an "allegation related to criminal offences." Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault said she was informed Tuesday of the situation.

Panigoniak was a household name in Nunavut, with many considering him the father of Inuktitut music. He had been ill with Parkinson's disease for many years.

Panigoniak was a household name in Nunavut, with many considering him the father of Inuktitut music. He had been ill with Parkinson's disease for many years.

Trevor Copp and Jeff Fox are teaching people, from survivors of abuse to same-sex couples to people who just want to dance, how to share the lead.

Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary, is challenging former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould's version of events on the SNC-Lavalin file as he speaks before the House of Commons justice committee in Ottawa.

Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary, is challenging former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould's version of events on the SNC-Lavalin file as he speaks before the House of Commons justice committee in Ottawa.

Canada's central bank has decided to keep its benchmark interest rate at 1.75 per cent, and says the timing of possible future hikes has become increasingly uncertain.

Canada's central bank has decided to keep its benchmark interest rate at 1.75 per cent, and says the timing of possible future hikes has become increasingly uncertain.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's close friend and former top aide Gerry Butts testifies today before the Commons justice committee in Ottawa that's probing the SNC-Lavalin affair. Butts's two-hour appearance begins at 10 a.m. ET and CBCNews.ca is carrying it live.

Gerry Butts, Justin Trudeau's former top aide, said there was no intention to pressure Jody Wilson-Raybould to change her mind on the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, only to ensure she had full facts on the impact of a potential conviction.

Gerry Butts, Justin Trudeau's former top aide, said there was no intention to pressure Jody Wilson-Raybould to change her mind on the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, only to ensure she had full facts on the impact of a potential conviction. Butts's two-hour appearance began at 10 a.m. ET and CBCNews.ca is carrying it live.

The respective trade deficits of U.S. and Canada surged to their highest levels on record to close out 2018, according to figures released Wednesday.

U.S. Homeland Security head Kirstjen Nielsen will testify today at a House of Representatives committee hearing and is expected to be pressed about the Trump administration's declaration of a national emergency at the border, as well its controversial policy of separating children from adults who cross into the U.S. between ports of entry.

U.S. Homeland Security head Kirstjen Nielsen testifes at a House of Representatives committee hearing and is expected to be pressed about the Trump administration's declaration of a national emergency at the border, as well its controversial policy of separating children from adults who cross into the U.S. between ports of entry.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security head Kirstjen Nielsen, testifying at a House of Representatives committee hearing, is pressed about the Trump administration's declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border, as well its policy of separating children from adults who cross into the U.S. between ports of entry.

A ceremonial Blackfoot headdress, adorned with golden eagle feathers, was likely once in the possession of a residential school teacher. It's now home after being found at a southern Alberta thrift store.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to remove federal sales tax from Canadians' home-heating bills as part of an early election campaign commitment.

The parents of a 17-year-old killed in a random home invasion in Winnipeg want their son to be remembered as a hero and are praying justice will be served in his senseless slaying.

An interim report released by the Liberal government's pharmacare advisory council didn't answer some key questions, but health and finance ministers deny it was a tactic to distract from the SNC-Lavalin controversy.

Canada should create a new arm's-length drug agency to oversee national pharmacare and create a list of approved drugs, says a new report from the Liberal government's advisory council.

Amid escalating trade and diplomatic tensions, China has cited fears of insect infestation for blocking some exports of canola from Canada.

"I did not kill my father," Dennis Oland testified Wednesday at his second-degree murder retrial in the 2011 slaying of multimillionaire Richard Oland.

Meng Wanzhou appeared in a Vancouver courtroom today amid a backdrop of multiplying legal and diplomatic confrontations between Canada and China related to the arrest of the Huawei executive.

Meng Wanzhou is set to appear in a Vancouver courtroom Wednesday amid a backdrop of multiplying legal and diplomatic confrontations between Canada and China related to the arrest of the Huawei executive.

Meng Wanzhou appeared in a Vancouver courtroom today amid a backdrop of multiplying legal and diplomatic confrontations between Canada and China related to the arrest of the Huawei executive.

Meng Wanzhou is set to appear in a Vancouver courtroom Wednesday amid a backdrop of multiplying legal and diplomatic confrontations between Canada and China related to the arrest of the Huawei executive.

The federal government's plan to offset the cost of its carbon tax for residents of Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba and Saskatchewan could be missed by people filing their 2018 taxes without professional help.

A former employee at the Saskatoon Cannabis Clinic details how the rogue dispensary defied the law and sold hundreds of thousands worth of cannabis out of a downtown storefront.

Underwater recorders attached to the ocean floor are revealing new information about endangered blue whales off the coast of Atlantic Canada. It turns out the biggest animals on the planet — and the loudest — are present year round.